How the Agency That Investigates Teacher Misconduct Plans to Dig Itself Out From a Mountain of...

How the Agency That Investigates Teacher Misconduct Plans to Dig Itself Out From a Mountain of Cases

Not only is the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing juggling more misconduct cases than any point in at least a decade, the state attorney general late last year flagged a handful of concerns with how the agency operates. The stakes are high: The case backload and other potential missteps by the commission can mean problem educators remain in classrooms, working with children. The state agency that reviews cases of teacher misconduct knows it has issues. Not only is the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing juggling more misconduct cases than any point in at least a decade, the state attorney general’s ...